unter aller Kanone
Meaning
dreadful, abysmal
Synonyms
saumäßig
sehr schlecht
in schlechtem Zustand
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]
Etymology
Literally, “under all cannon”; a purposeful jocular mistranslation of Latin sub omni canone.
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